catzmeow
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And don't even tell me I don't know what I am talking about because I am Hispanic and of Mexican descent.
I find it interesting how many Latinos I've worked with over the years who see what a threat illegal immigration poses to their economic standard, and that of their children. As long as multinational corporations can import cheap labor, wages will remain stagnant, and the people who will be damaged the most are America's poor minority populations, particularly in inner city areas where the struggle is so desperate.
Furthermore, think about areas where people are the poorest, where illegal populations tend to cluster. Those are also the areas with the highest unemployment, the most overcrowded/underperforming schools, and the least access to services and healthcare. Illegal immigration creates a system of competition for access to a good education and a job FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE AMERICANS.
I do not, for the life of me, understand how the no-borders crowd can fail to miss that the people who are hurt most by illegal immigration ARE OUR POOR PEOPLE.
Illegal immigration actually helps the wealthy and the middle class, but it strips away opportunities for the poor to climb economically. In places like Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, etc., areas with heavy illegal immigrant populations, look at what has happened to the black communities and the Chicanos. They have fallen behind economically just when they were starting to make real gains.
You want to see what illegal immigration has done? Spend some time in Compton or Watts. Or Miami Gardens, Florida. Or the north side of Houston.
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